A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms political, cultural, social, and economic upon Italy s various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy. * The collection presents new archaeological data relating to the sites of Roman Italy * Contributions discuss new theories of how to understand cultural change in the Italian peninsula * Combines detailed case-studies of particular sites with wider-ranging thematic chapters * Leading contributors not only make accessible the most recent work on Roman Italy, but also offer fresh insight on long standing debates